March 2016
The One Question All Businesses Must Ask About Protecting Trade Secrets
It seems like threats to trade secrets and proprietary information are increasing exponentially. News reports of large-scale data thefts have become an almost daily occurrence. And employees are likely to switch jobs, taking proprietary information with them. Meanwhile, technology has ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
Small-Scale Business in Nigeria
Small-Scale Business in Nigeria, 5 important factors every startup SME must consider. Are you one of those people that say, ‘The current economy is not favourable to start a business?’ Starting a business is always a risk. A small-scale business is ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
Small Businesses Complain Over Fuel Scarcity
Both businesses and households rely largely on petrol and diesel to power their generators due to the epileptic electricity supply. Since the onset of the recent fuel scarcity, some owners of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) say their ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
Marketers Sell kerosene at N120
Marketers are selling Household Kerosene (HHK) above the approved price of N84.17 per litre, investigation has revealed. They sell the product for between N115 and N120 per litre. According to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency’s (PPPRA’s) pricing template of ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
ECA, AU to Host African Development Week
Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, and the African Union, AU, will once again convene Ministers of Finance and Economy for their annual Conference of Ministers meetings. The meetings have become an important platform to discuss the most critical African Developmental ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
China Reduces Import of Nigerian Crude Oil
Nigeria saw its share of China’s crude oil imports shrink by 7.5 per cent last year as the world’s largest energy consumer reduced its import of Nigerian crude to 10.56 million barrels. China’s crude import from Nigeria stood at 11.41 ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
CBN To Raise N219bn In Treasury Bills
The federal government plans to raise N218.89 billion in short-dated treasury bills on April 7, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday. The bank said it will sell N55.40 billion of three-month and N33.49 billion of six-month bills and ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
BoI Earmarks N30bn For GEF Scheme
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has restated plans to disburse N30 billion for its Graduate Empowerment Fund (GEF) scheme this year to boost job opportunities for graduates. The move is part of the quest to stimulate entrepreneurship in order to ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
Why Single Women Are Quicker to Jump Into Entrepreneurship
Single women are becoming entrepreneurs at faster rates than both married women or men, according to government labor data. New research from economist Carlianne Patrick of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University breaks down the ... Read More »
March 31, 2016 0
Is Successful Entrepreneurship Nature or Nurture? It's Both. But Not Really.
When you think of an entrepreneur, who do you picture? Do you imagine a stereotypical successful entrepreneur with a firm handshake, a bold personality, ample social charm and a larger-than-life attitude? Most of us have this picture, at least partially, ... Read More »
March 30, 2016 0